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Below is a summary of the broadband characteristics for the area listed above. The broadband data below is as of June 30, 2012 and represents data collected by SBDD grantees. Click on the section headings to see more information.

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Number of Wireline Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 13.2%
3.5%
1 18.3%
9.6%
2 52.7%
31.2%
3 15.3%
38.1%
4 0.5%
13.2%
5 0.0%
3.0%
6 0.0%
0.9%
7 0.0%
0.3%
8+ 0.0%
0.2%
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Number of Wireless Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 5.3%
0.2%
1 5.3%
1.1%
2 15.1%
3.7%
3 0.8%
7.0%
4 73.5%
25.9%
5 0.0%
27.5%
6 0.0%
19.5%
7 0.0%
7.2%
8+ 0.0%
7.9%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 81.0%
89.5%
Fiber 1.8%
20.5%
Cable 72.7%
87.6%
Wireless 89.0%
99.0%
Other 0.0%
0.0%
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Speed Percent Population   Nationwide
Unreported 0.0%
0.0%
Download > 0.768 Mbps, Upload > 0.2 Mbps 96.0%
99.6%
Download > 3 Mbps, Upload > 0.768 Mbps 92.9%
98.2%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 494
2.7 Median Speed: 8.1 mbps Median Speed: 8.1 mbps 10.4
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 13
1.1 Median Speed: 2.5 mbps Median Speed: 2.5 mbps 10.2
Medium/Large Business 52
1.2 Median Speed: 3.1 mbps Median Speed: 3.1 mbps 20.8
Small Business 21
2.4 Median Speed: 2.8 mbps Median Speed: 2.8 mbps 6.4
Mobile 2,113
0.7 Median Speed: 1.5 mbps Median Speed: 1.5 mbps 3.6
Other 2
1.0 Median Speed: 4.7 mbps Median Speed: 4.7 mbps 8.5
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 20.8
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 120 120 0 0 120
University, College, other post-secondary 8 8 0 0 8
Libraries 25 25 0 0 25
Medical / Healthcare 64 63 1 0 40
Public Safety 75 72 3 0 42
Community Centers - Government support 5 5 0 0 5
Community Centers - Non-Government support 2 2 0 0 2
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP West Virginia State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
West Virginia Geological … State Data and Development $4,749,181
Infrastructure
Executive Office of the S… West Virginia Statewide Broadband Infrastructur… $126,323,296
Hardy Telecommunications,… Hardy AnchorRing $3,201,760
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Public Computer Centers
WorkForce West Virginia One-Stop Public Computer Center Modernization $1,901,600
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
Future Generations Gradua… Equipping West Virginia’s Fire and Rescue Squ… $4,461,874
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BIP West Virginia State Funding Summary
Applicant Name Grant Request Loan Request Total Request
Round 1
Gateway Telecom, LLC $1,417,597 $1,475,459 $2,893,056
Round 2
Echostar XI Operating LLC $14,159,250 $0 $14,159,250
Wildblue Communications $19,533,444 $0 $19,533,444
Hughes Network Systems $58,777,306 $0 $58,777,306
Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. $22,153,791 $9,494,483 $31,648,274
New Castle Telephone Company $10,663 $0 $10,663
Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks Telephone, Inc. $8,529,310 $0 $8,529,310
Sacenet $7,530,000 $0 $7,530,000
West Virginia PCS Alliance, LC $555,648 $0 $555,648
TA-Grants
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 2,448
Population 303,530
Housing Units 142,710
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 4.4%
5.2%
5 - 19 18.3%
20.5%
20 - 34 18.5%
19.8%
35 - 59 35.0%
33.6%
60+ 23.9%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 95.4%
70.5%
Black 4.0%
11.3%
Hispanic 0.2%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4%
4.0%
Native American 0.0%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $45,787 $58,283
Poverty rate 15.4%
15.8%
Below $25k 29.8%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 35.1%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 29.3%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 10.5%
16.5%
$200k or more 2.3%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
77.7%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
17.9%
24.8%
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